1.) Tom
Daniels drew the Koach and Drag-U-La. How close did the cars come to the
concept? He said he also named the Drag-U-La.The drawings and the finished products were very close, and true, he
did name the Drag-U-La.

2.) Is it true that
the bottom of front seat of the Koach had to be removed to allow Fred
Gwynne to fit into the car to drive it?Yes, we didn't think the costume would be that big, and he didn't
come for a fitting.

3.) I've read that there are three
Koach's. True of False? If so, where is the third one? Is it the shorter
version that was made for the more recent Fox TV-movie? Did Barris make
this one too? If so, are there any pictures of it?There are two that I made for Barris, and one some jerk made a bad
copy of and sold it to Jay Ohrburg. It was not the shorter version that
was made for the more recent Fox TV movie. The #2 car was used.

4.) Did you also work
on the other Koach?Yes, I made the second one with my son in 1985.

5.) When was the
other Koach built?The second was built in 1985.

6.) Was the Koach hard
to drive? Was it fast?Both were good drivers. The 2nd had a 350 Olds and auto trans. Yes,
fast.

7.) 10 carburetors for
8 cylinders? Isn't that over kill?The carbs on both cars were phony. There was a 4 barreled carb under
the box.

8.) Is three miles to
the gallon a close estimate?No, probably 18 - 20. We never really checked, just filled it up as
needed.

9.) When the show was
still in production, did the cars stay on the Universal lot?Most of the time, unless we had a show to do.

10.) Were the cars
serviced by the Barris shop? Maintenance, etc...?Yes!

11.) I saw a list of
people that worked on the Batmobile. Who all worked on the Koach? The
same people perhaps? Who had what job?No, Les Tompkins, Tubs and myself. We just all worked together, no
one had any specific job to do.

12.) Is it really true
that when you drive the Drag-U-La you would almost get exfixiated? I
read an Al Lewis interview and he said he nearly passed out from the
exhaust fumes.No, I never did, the exhaust was outside and blowing up in the
air. He may have been talking about the time they used a smoke bomb to
make it look like the tires were spinning.

13.) In "Munster,
Go Home" there are several shots of the Drag-U-La doing wheelies.
Was this the car or a special effect?The first stuntman did one and bent the axle, and we took it back and
repaired it and it was able to do wheelies on it's own.

14.) How many
Drag-U-La's have you built? I seem to remember you saying 4 or 5. Where
are they? What part did you play in making the original car?I oversaw all the work on all the cars. We had two helpers and me on
the #1. #2 is in Atlantic City in a museum. #3 is in Gatlinburg,
Tennessee at a museum, and there is no motor or trans or rear end in
that car. #4 is owned by Ricky DeBanardo in New York. He is opening a
museum some time next year. He is using it at car shows all the time as
he loves to drive it.

15.) What do you know
about Barris obtaining the coffin to make the car? Where did you get
them for the newer ones?The first coffin was obtained from the prop shop and was first
used in the movie "Some Like It Hot." The next three - I get
the coffins from Mexico as you can't buy them in the States without a
dead body.

16.) While the shop
was building the cars, did the studio shirts or any of the cast come by
and check it out?Yes, the stunt coordinator would come by the check the safety of the
car and make suggestions. The rest of the shirts were too busy to come
by.

17.) In your
professional opinion as a car builder: If the Koach and Drag-U-La were
commissioned today, how do you think they would be different from what
was done in the early '60's?If the Koach was built today it would be a direct clone, as the parts
are available to build that car. The Drag-U-La, the last three I built
are different from the 1st because they don't make round cornered
coffins.